Historical Fiction audiobooks

Helle Tage, dunkle Schuld - Kriminalinspektor Carl Bruns, Band 1 (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Eva Völler

Narrated by: Steffen Groth

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eine Frau, die sich in der Nachkriegszeit einen Platz im Leben erkämpft, ein Mann, der gegen das Unrecht kämpft und ein historischer Kriminalfall, der auf Tatsachen beruht. Der erste große Spannungsroman der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Eva Völler - authentisch, aufwühlend und packend. Ruhrgebiet, 1948. Der Kriminalbeamte Carl Bruns arbeitet für... Read more

The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette - Abridged

By: Carolly Erickson

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For more than two centuries Marie Antoinette has been vilified as the heartless, frivolous queen who spent lavishly while her people starved. Now, in the tradition of The Birth of Venus and The Other Boleyn Girl, this moving novel tells her side of the story.

Imagine that, on the night before she is to die under the blade of the guillotine, Marie... Read more

A Rogue of My Own - Abridged

By: Johanna Lindsey

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How does an innocent lady find herself forced to wed a royal spy who seduced her—by mistake? For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of passion and excitement begins when, to her mother’s great delight, she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. Rebecca’s mother sees this appointment as a golden opportunity for Rebecca to make a... Read more

Moll Flanders - Abridged

By: Daniel Defoe

Narrated by: Jan Francis

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Defoe's rumbustious story tells the tale of Moll Flanders: her seductions, marriages and liaisons, and the journey to her mother in Virginia where it becomes clear that Moll has, without realising, married her own brother.

Our resourceful heroine goes to and from America meeting (and sometimes marrying) highwaymen, pickpockets and dastardly... Read more

Portrait of a Lady - Abridged

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Gayle Hunnicutt

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The classic novel, read by Gayle Hunnicutt and featuring an immersive musical soundtrack to enhance your audiobook listening experience!

Isabel Archer is the 'Lady' in Henry James's masterpiece, an innocent American girl, newly arrived in England, determined to retain her independence and act with grace and courage at all times. Only when she is... Read more

Emma - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Sophie Thompson

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jane Austen's enduring tale of romantic entanglement, read by Sophie Thompson and featuring an immersive musical soundtrack to enhance your audiobook listening experience!

Emma is considered by many to be Jane Austen's finest work. Its heroine is fascinating, selfish and manipulative, running riot with other people's emotions and relationships.... Read more

Blut und Silber (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Sabine Ebert

Narrated by: Dana Geissler

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Deutschland 1296: König Adolf von Nassau setzt eine gewaltige Streitmacht gegen das sächsische Freiberg in Bewegung, um die reiche Silberstadt in die Knie zu zwingen. Unter den Bürgern entbrennt ein heftiger Streit: Dürfen sie sich ihrem König widersetzen? Mittendrin im Getümmel dieser unruhigen Zeit ist Änne, eine Nachfahrin der Stadtbegründer... Read more

The Thistle and The Rose - Abridged

By: May McGoldrick & Jan Coffey

Narrated by: Virtual Narration

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Passion and Peril in the Scottish Highlands: A Love Forged in War!A heroine's quest for survival and a powerful warrior's unexpected love…Celia Muir's life is at stake as she escapes a burning castle, hunted by English soldiers through the wild and rugged Scottish Highlands. With trusted allies at her side and the infant Kit in her care, she... Read more

Sense and Sensibility - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Kate Winslet

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The reduced circumstances of the Dashwood family cast a shadow over the romantic aspirations of daughters Elinor and Marianne - who must learn to mix sense with sensibility in approaching their problems with both money and men.

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Das Geheimnis der Alchemistin - Abridged

By: Susann Rosemann

Narrated by: Petra Glunz Grosch

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Heidelberg / Pfalz 1399: Matti wächst als Findelkind auf einer Burg im Pfälzer Wald auf. Ihre Ziehmutter, Josefa, ist eine entfernte Verwandte des Burgherrn. Sie hat damals als Hebamme das Mädchen entbunden, ohne genau zu wissen, wer die verzweifelte junge Frau eigentlich war, die Hilfe suchend auf die Burg gekommen war. Für ihre... Read more

Our Mutual Friend - Abridged

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Alex Jennings

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Charles Dickens' classic novel of mystery, read by Alex Jennings. A body is found in the River Thames and is identified as John Harmon. He was due to inherit a great fortune on the condition that he marry a young woman called Bella Wilfer. And so the story begins and unravels and we are introduced to the mysterious John Rokesmith, Our ... Read more

Los Dioses Tienen Sed - Abridged

By: Anatole France

Narrated by: Laura García

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Anatole France creo una de las grandes novelas, que sobre el fondo de los anos posteriores a la Revolucion Francesa y el desarrollo del Terror, muestra un punto de vista diferente sobre ese hecho historico. El protagonista de la obra, el pintor Evaristo Gamelin, revolucionario ferviente, se ven envuelto en los torbellinos de los hechos y acaba... Read more

Die Verlobung in St. Domingo - Abridged

By: Heinrich von Kleist

Narrated by: Heiner Heusinger

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Die schwarze Sucht der Seele" nannte Kleist das Mißtrauen, das sich in der Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem jungen Schweizer Gustav von Ried und der Mestizin Toni als tödliche Leidenschaft erweist. Kleists Erzählung spielt vor dem Hintergrund des blutigen Sklavenaufstandes 1803 in Haiti um den schwarzen General Dessalines. Dessen Motto "Köpfe... Read more

Far From the Madding Crowd - Abridged

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Julie Christie

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is perhaps the best-known of Hardy's works. The story centres around the beautiful and wilful Bathsheba Everdene, mistress of Weatherbury Upper Farm, and the three men who love her. Hardy combines outstanding description of West Country rural life with a deep sense of romantic passion.

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Die verkaufte Sängerin - Cristina, Band 1 (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Iny Lorentz

Narrated by: Anne Moll

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dramatisch, abenteuerlich und hochspannend! Bestseller-Autorin Iny Lorentz entführt mit Die verkaufte Sängerin - dem ersten Band der historischen Trilogie um die Sängerin Cristina - ins Thüringen des 18. Jahrhunderts. Thüringen um 1796: Ihr blondes Haar macht die junge Cristina selbst in ihrer eigenen Gaukler-Familie zur Außenseiterin. Sie... Read more

Jane Eyre - Abridged

By: Charlotte Bronte

Narrated by: Penelope Wilton

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jane begins life penniless and plain: an unlikely romantic heroine. But she is as indomitable in spirit as she is frail in appearance. Taking a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall, her relationship with her employer, the enigmatic Mr Rochester intensifies, until she is forced to choose between the desires of her heart and the demands of a... Read more

Die Farben der Frauen (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Natasha Lester

Narrated by: Elke Appelt

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Seit die Frauen Farbe tragen. England, 1918: Obwohl das Tragen roten Lippenstifts noch als skandalös gilt, stellt die junge Leonora in der Apotheke ihres Vaters heimlich Kosmetika her. Als ihr Vater an der Spanischen Grippe stirbt, sucht sie ihr Glück in Amerika und lernt den charmanten Everett kennen - und lieben. Doch um diese Liebe muss sie... Read more

Die Frauen von New York - Glanz der Freiheit - Töchter Amerikas, Band 1 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ella Carey

Narrated by: Sabina Godec

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Stunde der Frauen. New York, 1942: Immer mehr Männer werden an die Front gerufen, auch die Köche im Valentino's, wo die junge Lily Rose arbeitet. Mit viel Ehrgeiz und großer Leidenschaft setzt Lily nun alles daran, die erste Küchenchefin der Geschichte zu werden. Bei ihrer Suche nach neuen Rezepten in Zeiten der Rationierung verliebt sie... Read more

Im Auge der Sonne (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Barbara Wood

Narrated by: Tanja Geke

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Die Heilerin Leah hasst Jotham, den Mann, für den ihr Vater sie bestimmt hat. Und sie liebt David, den jungen Kämpfer und Schriftgelehrten. Leahs Weigerung, Jotham zu heiraten, stürzt ihre Familie ins Unglück. Wie soll sie diese Schuld tilgen? Von David lernt sie das Geheimnis einer neuen Schrift. Vor dem Thron der großen Pharaonenkönigin... Read more

La Madre - Abridged

By: Maxim Gorky

Narrated by: Laura García

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

Una ventana a ideas revolucionarias. Aunque La Madre de Gorky tiene quiza un exceso de retorica, es sin embargo una ventana a las ideas revolucionarias, en especial en el conmovedor retrato de la madre que decide tomar los rumbos de su hijo, cuando este es encarcelado por sus ideas. Pero mas importante que el argumento, es la excelente serie de... Read more

Paradise - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison

Narrated by: Toni Morrison

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked down the stairs by her cold-eyed daughter. Four damaged infants were born in one family. Daughters refused to get out of bed. Brides disappeared on their honeymoons. Two brothers shot each other on New... Read more

Tirano Banderas - Abridged

By: Ramon del Valle-Inclán

Narrated by: Daniel Quintero

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Valle-Inclan decia en una carta que estaba escribiendo "una novela americana de caudillaje y avaricia gachupinesca...en una prosa expresiva y poco academica". Esa obra fue Tirano Banderas donde con una prosa brillante muestra las pequeneces de los dictadores de nuestra America. El pintoresco pero cruel Santos Banderas es un personaje... Read more

O Alienista - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Em "O Alienista" de Machado de Assis, o Dr. Simão Bacamarte inaugura um asilo para estudar a loucura na cidade de Itaguaí. Determinado a compreender a mente humana, ele interna diversos cidadãos, gerando controvérsias e revoltas. A história satiriza a ciência, a sociedade e os limites entre sanidade e loucura, culminando em uma surpreendente... Read more

El Alienista - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En "El alienista", de Machado de Assis, el doctor Simão Bacamarte abre un manicomio para estudiar la locura en la ciudad de Itaguaí. Decidido a comprender la mente humana, interna a varios ciudadanos, generando polémica y revuelta. La historia satiriza la ciencia, la sociedad y los límites entre la cordura y la locura, culminando con un giro... Read more